All Blog Posts Tagged 'strategies' (11)

This post is to support the efforts of Job Action Day, an initiative started by Quintessential Careers. As a member of a new community of resume writers and career coaches called the Career Collective,this post is one of many responses to ideas and concrete steps to secure your future in a changed… Continue

I'll be honest. I can tell pretty quick whether you are likely a good fit for a job.

And I can tell in the first 5 minutes.

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Join me Tuesday nights at 7:30pm EST for our weekly Job Seekers Talk Radio Show! Hear and learn about what’s new and what works in the job hunting world, learn the do’s and don’ts, and discover exactly what is needed to land your dream job. Even better, you can ask questions and get them answered live! Discover what hundreds of other job seekers have at: www.blogtalkradio.com/resumetips Continue

Elements beyond your control can impact your job search success: The job market, the economy, the health of your industry. Yet, there are many factors over which you have complete control. How you handle these factors can make the difference between a long, drawn out job search and one that nets quicker results. Rather than focusing on what we cannot change, let's focus on what we can. Here are five reasons that you may not be getting the results you want in your current job search: Y… Continue

Did you know: * Eighty percent of the dissatisfied job hunters that I've worked with are doubling or tripling the amount of time they'll spend unemployed because of one MAJOR mistake that could easily be remedied? * The two job search strategies preferred by most job hunters are the LEAST effective? * The majority of available jobs are NEVER published? * There is one job search strategy that EVERY job hunter should incorporate, but most don't? * Applying one simple tip will make it ten time… Continue

Getting better results in your job search requires changing your game plan. Spend one hour with me during the F*R*E*E teleclass/webcast "Five Tips for Turning Around an Unsuccessful Job Search, Getting More Callbacks, and Landing More Interviews" on Tuesday, January 13th at 3PM EST a… Continue

LIVINGSTON, N.J., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Many Americans are on edge this holiday season. Over 10 million are out of work and U.S. unemployment hit a 25-year high. Barack Obama, the president-elect, said the economy "will get worse, before it gets better." "If you're worried about your job or looking for a new one, you're not alone," says Mike Ramer, America's Career Coach and president of Ramer Search Consultants. "The challenge for professionals today is finding a job to advance their career.… Continue

Korn/Ferry International (NYSE: KFY), a premier global provider of talent management solutions, today issued 10 strategies for job seekers in today's turbulent economic climate. The top 10 list was culled and rank-ordered from recommendations provided by Korn/Ferry's global network of executive recruiters: 10) Start the search immediately: Don't take extended time off. The search process can take 6-12 months for senior executives. 9) Treat the search process like a job: Establish… Continue

There's no question job seekers face a challenging employment environment and must work hard to find new opportunities. To help professionals looking to make their next career move, Max Messmer, chairman and CEO of Robert Half International and author of Job Hunting For Dummies(R), 2nd Edition (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), recently discussed the 10 strategies every would-be employee should follow. "In this economic environment, applicants must be resourceful," said Messmer. "A succes… Continue

The rules of the job search have changed considerably in recent years. It's not enough to be the most qualified candidate for the job. Successful job candidates understand that in addition to "having the goods," they need to know their "buyer," and how to sell to them. Think it sounds crass to compare a job candidate's skills and experience to consumer goods? It isn't. Rather, it accurately reflects the reality of the current job market.

Positioning Yourself to Get Noticed in a Cro

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You put together the perfect resume and emailed copies to five or ten of your target companies. That was several weeks ago and you haven’t heard a thing. Why haven’t any of your potential employers called? Of course, there could be any number of reasons, especially in a highly-c… Continue